The 2022

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Queensland Darts Masters was the first staging of the tournament by the

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, and the fourth entry in the 2022 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight 'elite' PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the

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on 12–13 August 2022. Just before the tournament, it was announced that the winner and runner-up of this event (and the following New South Wales Darts Masters) would receive

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-style trophies in honour of , who died in 2021, with the best Oceanic player across the 3 Oceanic World Series events (Queensland, New South Wales and

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) receiving the Kyle Anderson Memorial Trophy. would win this trophy, owing to his run to the semi-finals in this tournament. won his 17th World Series title after defeating 8–5 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund remained at £60,000.

Qualifiers

The PDC announced 6 of the 8 players who would be their representatives at the event on 11 April 2022, including

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, who was denied her chance to appear on the 2020 World Series of Darts circuit, owing to the

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. On 30 May 2022, it was announced that

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and Joe Cullen would complete the field of PDC representatives. On 27 July, it was announced that had withdrawn from the three Oceania events for medical reasons, and so was replaced by the current World Series Order of Merit leader . The seedings were based on the World Series Order of Merit following the first 3 events. # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(first round)'' # (champion) # ''(runner-up)'' # ''(first round)'' # ''(first round)'' # ''(semi-finals)'' The Oceanic qualifiers consisted of their three PDC Tour Card holders (

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and Gordon Mathers), plus the four Australian players who won the DPA qualifiers, along with one New Zealand player from the DPNZ qualifier.

Draw

References

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